Description
IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 IBM OpenPages could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker with privileges to perform Import Configuration could send a specially crafted http request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) in the file name parameter used in Import Configuration to write files to arbitrary locations outside of the specified directory and possibly overwrite arbitrary files.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183541
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
43.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
ibm/openpages_with_watson
8.3 - 8.3.0.3
Published
Feb 20, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026